[Ord. #7-89, § 1; Ord. #8-97]
The purpose of this section is to regulate and control the collection
of solid wastes within the Borough of South Bound Brook.
[Ord. #7-89, § 2; Ord. #8-97]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the residue from fires used for cooking foods
and heating fires within residential units.
Shall mean any large, heavy and/or bulky household appliances,
furniture and furnishings which cannot easily and safely be placed
in the common collection vehicle used for removal of solid waste within
the Borough.
Shall mean business establishments conducting a business,
whether for pecuniary profit or not for pecuniary profit, not including
churches, South Bound Brook Firehouse, South Bound Brook Nutrition
Center or the South Bound Brook Board of Education.
Shall mean any scrap lumber, metal, earth, sand, bricks,
stone, plaster, roofing and siding material and other debris of a
similar nature which accumulates and is incidental to the construction
or renovation of homes, buildings, public works or other projects.
Shall mean and include only single family house, multifamily
house, apartment, condominium or townhouse units or other living units
which are not defined as an excluded user in this section.
Shall mean any type of industrial user, any apartment house,
hotel, dwelling house or building having more than four dwelling units,
and shopping centers or any user presently excluded.
Shall mean any animal or vegetable waste solids resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of foods.
Shall mean all waste which is deemed to be chemical waste,
hazardous waste or infectious waste, as defined by N.J.S.A. 7:26-1.4,
and which shall include but not be limited to wastes which are flammable,
corrosive or explosive or which, by themselves or in combination with
other waste, would be hazardous to life or property.
Shall mean days observed by the Solid Waste Collector. These
days are: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Shall mean any apartments, rooms, commercial units, professional
offices or suites, which are rented or available to rent to persons
other than the owner(s).
Shall mean and include newspapers, periodicals, cardboard
and all other wastepaper.
Shall mean a dwelling unit, inclusive of a house or a multifamily
dwelling of four or less units, all of which are used for residential
purposes.
Shall mean and include rags, old clothes, leather, rubber,
carpets, wood, sawdust, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture
and other combustible solids not of highly volatile or explosive nature,
metals, metal shavings, tin cans, glass, crockery and other similar
materials, exclusive of trade waste resulting from building construction
or alteration work, and exclusive of cellar or yard dirt.
Shall mean a person or firm for hire, properly licensed in
the State of New Jersey for the purpose of collection of solid waste
and solid waste materials; specifically excluded are recyclable materials.
Shall mean discarded rubber tires originally used on vehicle
wheels.
Shall mean all material resulting from the prosecution of
any business, trade or industry, whether or not conducted for profit,
and shall include paper, rags, leather, rubber, cartons, boxes, wood,
sawdust, garbage, combustible solids, except manure, metals, metal
shavings, wire, tin cans, cinders and other materials exclusive of
wastes resulting from building construction or alteration work.
Shall mean and include any and all garbage, refuse, paper,
ashes and wastes from building construction or alteration work, regardless
of how originating, and shall also include cellar or yard dirt.
[Ord. #7-89, § 3; Ord. #8-97]
a.
Every user placing garbage, exclusive of recycling materials, ashes
and nonexcluded rubbish, herein defined, for collection from, on or
in connection with nonexcluded property, which property shall be within
the boundaries of the Borough, shall be subject to the rules and regulations
set forth within this section.
b.
Disposal of trade waste, bulky items, waste material, construction
debris, and hazardous waste shall be the responsibility of the property
owner or his agent, the construction contractor or the producer thereof,
to have the construction debris and/or trade waste, waste material
and properly licensed waste collection contractor and the Borough
shall not be responsible therefor.
c.
The Borough shall not be responsible to furnish collection vehicles
or personnel to remove and dispose of solid waste of excluded users
within the Borough.
d.
Any user that elects to use or is required to use a private collector
must use a duly licensed and approved disposal service and must provide
documentary proof on or before July 1 of each year that a private
collector has been engaged by the user.
[Ord. #7-89, § 4; Ord. #8-97]
a.
Preparation for Collection.
1.
Containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant
of the premises. Refuse containers shall be maintained in a clean,
safe and good condition. Any container that does not conform to the
provisions of this subsection or that may have ragged or sharp edges
or any defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the
contents thereof shall not be utilized. The collector shall have authority
to refuse collection services for failure to comply herewith.
2.
Appropriate containers.
(a)
The containers shall be galvanized or of plastic composition,
shall not exceed 40 gallons in capacity, shall be no heavier than
35 pounds when filled, shall have a lid or cover and shall have two
sturdy handles.
(b)
Plastic bags not larger than 40 gallons may be used if properly
tied.
(c)
Substitute containers may be used in place of approved containers,
such as another bag which is water repellent and animal repellent,
treated paper garbage and refuse bags or a bag of similar nature.
These bags shall not be larger than 40 gallons. All bags used shall
be properly tied and secured so as to prevent escape of solid or liquid
waste.
3.
All garbage shall be thoroughly and completely drained of all liquids,
wrapped securely in paper and placed in a receptacle as hereinbefore
set forth.
4.
All nonrecyclable broken glass or any other dangerous materials shall
be placed in a secure container to facilitate safe loading of broken
glass or other dangerous material.
5.
All ashes shall be placed in a container covered in such a manner
as to prevent contents of the container from becoming wet due to rain
or snow. Ashes shall be cold and free from any hot coals to prevent
the possibility of fire, and the container with the ashes shall not
exceed 35 pounds in weight.
6.
Hedge and shrubbery clippings, leaves and tree trimmings will not
be collected as part of the regular garbage pickup. These items shall
be collected as part of a special collection program to be established
by the Borough from time to time.
7.
No person shall place on the curb or anywhere else for purposes of
collection any explosive or highly flammable materials or hazardous
waste, inclusive of, but not limited to benzine, gasoline, petroleum,
explosive powder, or nitrocellulose film. No person shall place in
any receptacle any garbage, refuse or any other material which could
be injurious to the collectors of the Borough.
8.
Large metal items, such as refrigerators, stoves, beds, crates, etc., shall not be collected with the regular garbage and trash pickup but may be collected in accordance with a schedule as determined by the Department of Public Works for the Borough upon specific request by a residential user. The Borough will assess a separate charge for the pickup of these items in accordance with the rate schedule set forth in subsection 15-1.14, Schedule "B." The Borough through its Public Works Department, reserves the right to refuse excessively bulky or heavy items and will not dispose of items such as motor engine blocks, automobiles (bodies or portions thereof), truck bodies or parts, and other such items not ordinarily collected.
No refrigerators shall be placed for collection or disposal
unless and until the door of the refrigerator and/or freezer has been
completely removed from the hinges and the lock has been rendered
inoperable.
9.
Arrangement for disposal of trees and stumps shall be made by the
owner, occupant or person in control of the premises and shall not
be collected by the Borough.
10.
Each container of solid waste shall be placed on level ground or
surface by the property owner, tenant or other person placing garbage
for collection, or from whose property such garbage is proposed to
be collected, so that it does not easily upset.
11.
If any container of garbage is upset or overturned other than by
the Borough employees engaged in garbage or refuse collection, the
property owner, tenant or other person placing the garbage for municipal
collection shall promptly clean up such spill of garbage and restore
it to a suitable container as defined hereinbefore.
12.
No person shall place any of the items referred to in this section
for collection in any street or highway, either for collection by
municipality or private disposal.
13.
If any Borough employee in the course of his duties observes noncompliance
with any of the regulations of this section, he shall immediately
notify the tenant or land owner of noncompliance and the reason for
not making the collection. Such notice may be given personally or
by written statement left on the premises. Each such instance of noncollection
shall be reported to the Borough Public Works Superintendent by the
person in charge of the particular truck not making the collection.
14.
Paper drums or plywood drums shall not be utilized for the storage
of garbage, refuse or ash, and containers of this type will be collected
by the municipality and disposed of.
15.
It shall be the obligation of the residential user to place such
material in such quantity and in such a manner as not to create a
public health nuisance or safety hazard.
16.
No trash or garbage shall be deposited upon any public street nor
any other public place except at the curb in front of a residence
or place of business for collection by the municipality in accordance
herewith.
17.
Receptacles by excluded users utilizing a private Solid Waste Collection
Contractor must meet the minimum requirements as set forth herein.
However, said receptacles can be larger in size, so long as they are
covered to prevent any refuse from being scattered about by the wind
or other elements, are rodent proof, are cleaned and sanitized as
required and are conveniently located on the premises for storage
of refuse and are maintained in such a manner as to prevent creation
of a nuisance or menace to the public health. Excluded users shall
arrange to have refuse removed daily unless suitable facilities are
provided for the storage of solid waste until its removal.
18.
Any solid waste placed at the curb shall be placed in such a manner
as not to create a public nuisance and safety hazard.
19.
The contractor shall not be required to make garbage or trash collection
from the premises of any residential user whereon a dog is permitted
to run loose.
20.
No trash or garbage shall be removed if found to contain recyclable
material as defined by the Borough Recycling Ordinance.
b.
Interference with Collection. No person or persons shall prevent
or interfere with any agent, servant or employee of the Borough or
any authorized contractor or collector of garbage, trash or refuse,
or with his employees engaged in the discharge of their duties, in
the sweeping or cleaning of any street or removal therefrom of sweepings,
ashes, garbage, rubbish or paper or other refuse materials, or in
the collection of garbage, trash, waste, ashes, rubbish or similar
material.
[Ord. #7-89, § 5; Ord. #14-91, § 1; Ord.
#8-97; Ord. #17-97]
a.
Each household shall be entitled to two containers (as defined) per
pick up.
b.
During the months of December, July and August, three containers
per pick up, per household will be allowed.
c.
Stickers can be purchased at a cost to be determined by resolution
of the Borough Council and additional stickers may be purchased at
the Tax Office during regular business hours or by mail. Each sticker
shall represent one container.
[Ord. #7-89, § 6; Ord. #8-97]
Collection from residential users shall be in accordance with
a schedule announced by the Borough. This schedule may be from time
to time amended upon notice by Council after publication.
[Ord. #7-89, § 7; Ord. #8-97]
For collection pursuant to a schedule announced by the Borough
all approved containers must be placed at the curbline where easily
accessible. No containers shall be set out prior to 5:00 p.m. on the
day prior to collection, and all containers shall be removed by 8:00
p.m. on the collection day. When a regular collection day falls on
a legal holiday, containers shall be set out for pickup on the date
following the holiday.
[Ord. #7-89, § 8; Ord. #8-97]
a.
Collection shall be done in a quiet and orderly manner in compliance
with all applicable statutes and Noise Ordinances within the Borough.
b.
All solid waste collection contractors shall comply with the ordinances
of the Borough and rules and regulations and orders of the Borough
as well as all applicable State, County and Federal laws and regulations.
c.
All vehicles of solid waste collection contractors shall be of a
closed type and of such construction and loaded in such a fashion
that no part of the contents shall fall, leak or spill therefrom.
[Ord. #7-89, § 9; Ord. #9-97]
a.
All materials set or placed for collection shall be set or placed
as near as possible upon or along the curbline and shall not be set
or placed in any gutter, road or on any walk, sidewalk or public thoroughfare
so as to interfere with public travel.
b.
City collectors of solid waste are prohibited from entering upon
any unaccepted lands, streets, service areas, driveways or alleys
or any privately owned buildings or portion of any such buildings
for the purpose of removing refuse materials to the curb, and if solid
waste of residential users is not placed in accordance with this section,
the municipal collector will not accept the waste for collection.
[Ord. #7-89, § 10; Ord. #8-97]
a.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any solid
waste, whether garbage, paper, ashes, rubbish, waste materials, construction
debris, bulk items, hazardous waste or trade from outside the Borough
or into the Borough for the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof.
b.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any trade
waste, waste materials, construction debris, hazardous waste or bulk
items from an excluded user and place for collection with the solid
waste of a residential user in the event residential and excluded
users are located on the same premises, the solid waste shall be disposed
of separately and in accordance with this section.
[Ord. #7-89, § 11; Ord. #8-97]
a.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject
to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment in the County Jail
for a term not exceeding 30 days, or both. However, where the penalty
for such offense may be limited by a State statute, then such limitation
shall be applicable notwithstanding the provisions of this section.
b.
Each and every violation of this section or each and every day that
any provision of this section shall be violated shall be construed
as a separate and distinct violation thereof.
[Ord. #7-89, § 12; Ord. #8-97]
This section shall be enforced by the Borough Code Enforcement
Officer, the Health Officer, or any South Bound Brook Police Officer
and any of their authorized representatives.
[Ord. #7-89, Sched. A; Ord. #8-97; Ord. #18-98]
Bulk items, which cannot be included within a container, shall
be charged as determined by resolution by the Mayor and Council. Such
schedule shall be determined by the Public Works Committee and shall
set the item and charges for such bulk item.
[Ord. #7-89, Sched. B; Ord. #8-97]
Applications for bulk pick-up shall be available at the Code
Enforcement Office during regular office hours.
[Ord. #6-86, preamble]
Conservation of recyclable materials has become an important
public concern by reason of the growing problem of solid waste disposal
and its impact on our environment.
Landfills which have been accepting solid waste are fast being
filled up.
There is an increasing necessity to conserve our natural resources.
The collection of newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans and glass
for recycling purposes from residences and commercial and institutional
establishments promotes the general public interest.
Somerset County's Solid Waste Management Plan, as amended,
requires all municipalities in the County of Somerset to adopt a mandatory
recycling ordinance.
[Ord. #6-86, § 1]
The short title of this section shall be "Recyclable Materials
Collection," and the same may be cited in that manner.
[Ord. #6-86, § 2]
As used in this section:
Shall mean and include all aluminum beverage containers;
the same will be reasonably clean of foreign matter.
Shall mean and include all glass bottles and jars, the same
to have lids and neck rings removed and to be reasonably clean of
foreign matter.
Shall mean and include garbage and rubbish normally placed
at the curb by the residents of the Borough for regular municipal
collection.
[Ord. #6-86, § 3; Ord. #6-87]
a.
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees and
occupants of residences or commercial or institutional properties
to separate newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans and glass from all
other solid waste produced by any such properties and to separately
bundle the newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans and glass for pickup,
collection and recycling.
b.
The owner, operator or occupant of any commercial, professional or
institutional establishment shall recycle material as required under
Somerset County Recycling Amendment of December 1985 and N.J.S.A.
P.L. 1987, Chapter 102 including but not limited to paper, glass and
aluminum.
[Ord. #6-86, § 4; Ord. #3-91, § 9A]
a.
Newspapers and magazines shall be reasonably compacted and shall
be tied or otherwise secured in bundles not exceeding 35 pounds in
weight.
b.
All cans shall be reasonably clean and all glass shall have lids
and neck rings removed and shall be reasonably clean; both cans and
glass shall be placed in plastic bags (can be mixed) that do not exceed
35 pounds in weight each.
c.
Bundles shall be placed separately at the curb for collection at
such time as may hereinafter be established by regulation. All plastic
bags will be supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant.
d.
All plastic bottles shall be placed in a plastic bag or bags separate
from the glass, aluminum and/or steel cans and secured at the top.
Plastic bottles will be rinsed with lids and rings removed.
e.
All corrugated paper boxes and other corrugated paper products shall
be securely tied in bundles of no large than twenty-four (24") inches
square.
f.
All tin-plated steel and bi-metal food and beverage cans shall be
placed in the same plastic bag or bags as the glass and aluminum.
All steel cans shall be rinsed with labels removed.
[Ord. #6-86, § 10]
It shall be a violation of this section for any owner, lessee
or occupant of any residential, commercial or institutional property
in the Borough to put leaves into or cause leaves to be put into the
solid waste collection system of the Borough. All leaves shall be
separated from newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans, glass and all
other solid waste produced or accumulating at such properties and
all leaves shall be disposed of, removed or collected in conformity
with the following regulations:
a.
The Borough shall publish each fall a schedule of leaf pickup for
all residential properties in the Borough.
b.
The owners, lessees or occupants of any residential properties, according
to the schedule of collection, shall place all leaves for disposal
in the street near the curb or in plastic bags in a place away from
the regular garbage collection area.
c.
Twigs, sticks or branches shall be removed from any leaves set out
for collection.
d.
The Borough shall collect all leaves set out for collection from
residential properties according to this subsection.
e.
The owner, lessee or occupants of any commercial or institutional
properties within the Borough shall be responsible for disposal of
leaves, produced or accumulating at such properties, at a site designated
by or approved by the County of Somerset.
f.
Nothing contained in this subsection shall prevent the owner, lessee
or occupant of any residential or commercial or institutional properties
from composting of leaves as an alternate or supplement to the disposal
of leaves by other methods provided for in this subsection.
[Ord. #6-86, § 11]
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation hereof for any
owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial or institutional
property in the Borough to put into or cause to be put into the solid
waste collection system of the Borough any crankcase oil.
[Ord. #6-86, § 5]
From the time of placement at the curb by any resident of newspapers,
magazines, aluminum cans and glass for collection by the Borough or
its agent, in accordance with the terms hereof, such newspapers, magazines,
aluminum cans and glass shall be and become the property of the Borough
or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this section for
any person unauthorized by the Borough to collect or pick up or cause
to be collected or picked up any such newspapers, magazines, cans
or glass. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. #6-86, § 6]
The Superintendent of Public Works is hereby authorized and
directed to enforce this section. He is hereby authorized and directed
to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner,
days and times for the collection of newspapers, magazines, aluminum
cans and glass in accordance with the terms hereof and any other matters
required to implement this section. The Borough Council may change,
modify, repeal or amend any portion of the rules and regulations at
any time.
[Ord. #6-86, § 7]
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity which violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this section or any regulation thereof, will be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 upon a first conviction; $100 upon a second conviction, and $300 upon a third or subsequent conviction. The above fines shall not be applicable to a conviction for subsection 15-2.8 hereof which shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
[Ord. #6-86, § 8]
The Borough Council shall enter into an agreement with the Association
of Retarded Citizens, granting a franchise or license to authorize
that organization to collect all newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans
and glass at curbside. Without the entry of such an agreement this
section shall be of no effect whatsoever.
[Ord. #6-86, § 9]
Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, any
person who is an owner, lessee or occupant may donate newspapers to
the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America shall not pick
up newspapers and magazines from curbside in the Borough on or immediately
preceding [within 24 hours] regularly scheduled curbside collection
by the Association of Retarded Citizens unless specifically requested
by the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises. The Boy Scouts of
America are authorized to pick up newspapers and magazines at any
other time without such specific authorization.
[Ord. No. 2007-04]
a.
Purpose. This subsection establishes requirements for the proper
handling of yard waste in Borough of South Bound Brook, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
b.
CONTAINERIZED
PERSON
STREET
YARD WASTE
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Means the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct,
drive, or other way, which is an existing State, county, or municipal
roadway, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved
or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
Means leaves and grass clippings.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. The owner or occupant of any property, or any
employee or contractor of such owner or occupant engaged to provide
lawn care or landscaping services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or
otherwise place yard waste, unless the yard waste is containerized,
in the street. If yard waste that is not containerized is placed in
the street, the party responsible for placement of yard waste must
remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall be deemed
in violation of this subsection.
d.
Enforcement. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced
by Police Department and/or other Municipal Officials.
e.
Violations and Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $500.
[Ord. No. 2007-04]
a.
Purpose. This subsection establishes a yard waste collection and
disposal program in Borough of South Bound Brook, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
b.
CONTAINERIZED
PERSON
STREET
YARD WASTE
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Means the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct,
drive, or other way, which is an existing State, county, or municipal
roadway, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved
or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
Means leaves and grass clippings.
c.
Yard Waste Collection, Time for Placement, Location. Sweeping, raking,
blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not containerized
at the curb or along the street is only allowed during the seven days
prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and shall not be placed
closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Placement of such
yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time or in
any other manner is a violation of this subsection. If such placement
of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard
waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall
be deemed in violation of this subsection.
d.
Enforcement. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced
by Police Department and/or other Municipal Officials.
e.
Violations and Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $500.
